Francis Chan is a great friend to church planters and Exponential.Â We interviewed Francis to get his thoughts on the theme of “sifting” in our lives.Â Â Francis had some great words to share.Â Â Click here to check out a short 3 minute video of Francis talking about sifting.

Here are a few other sifted resources to check out:

1.Â Exponential 2012 – the theme of the conference is “Sifted” based on the newest book in the Exponential Series called “Sifted” by Wayne Cordeiro with Francis Chan and Larry Osborne

4.Â 20 Leaders in 20 Days – Starting on February 6, the Stories of Sifted web site will feature daily devotionals featuring the stories of sifting in leaders from the Bible.Â The devotionals will continue throughout February and will challenge church leaders to a single question each day.Â The purpose is to help leaders pursue and embrace the stories of sifting that God is writing in each leader’s life.Â Â Subscribe to the Stories of Sifted RSS feed to automatically receive the devotional posts each day.